The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel (film)

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Swedish theatrical poster
Directed by	T. Hayes Hunter
Written by	Emmuska Orczy (novel)
Starring	Matheson Lang Juliette Compton Nelson Keys Marjorie Hume
Cinematography	William Shenton
Production company	British & Dominions Film Corporation
Distributed by	Woolf & Freedman Film Service
Release date	5 November 1928 (1928-11-05)
Running time	7,946 feet [1]
Country	United Kingdom
Languages	Silent English intertitles

The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a 1928 British silent costume drama film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Matheson Lang, Juliette Compton and Nelson Keys.^[2] It was based on the 1922 novel The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emma Orczy. It was made at Cricklewood Studios, with art direction by Clifford Pember.

Madeleine Carroll was meant to play Lady Blakeney but filming was delayed and proved unavailable.^[3]

Cast

• Matheson Lang as Sir Percy Blakeney
• Juliette Compton as Theresa Cabbarrus
• Nelson Keys as Robespierre
• Marjorie Hume as Lady Blakeney
• Haddon Mason as Tallien
• Douglas Payne as Rateau
• Harold Huth as St. Just

References

1. Low p.468
2. "BFI | Film & TV Database | The TRIUMPH OF THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL (1928)". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
3. "Bittiard-Marker Who Became Famous Film Producer". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 2374. Western Australia. 8 August 1943. p. 7 (THE SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE). Retrieved 17 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

Bibliography

• Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.

External links

• The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel at IMDb